We're always trying to help players improve at their roles, or pick up a new one, and so, thanks to Sunnier, we have a basic guide to tanks and tanking. Of course, if you're a seasoned tank, much of this may not be news to you, although you may learn something about classes other than your own. For newer players, would-be tanks, and anyone wanting to learn more about tanking, read on.

World of Warcraft Warlords of Draenor Guide to Tanks and Tanking for Patch 6.0.3.

Tanking in Warlords of Draenor has remained largely unchanged as a role since the introduction of active mitigation in Mists of Pandaria. If you're new to tanking, your base role responsibilities are as follows:

Ensure that any enemy mobs that can be tanked are attacking you instead of your fragile allies.

Position enemies to best enable your allies and avoid unnecessary damage.

Use your mitigation abilities to ensure you're taking as little damage as possible.

This guide aims to give you the basics on how to tank, and a summary of the five tanking classes in Warlords of Draenor.

During the Patch 5.2 PTR, players noticed that Burning Seed had been datamined, which would allow players to "harness the essence of Fire granted to the Druids of the Flame." The buff given, Burning Essence, explicitly stated that players turn into a Druid of the Flame while in Cat Form. This sounded exactly like the fire kitty effect granted by Fandral's Flamescythe, except you didn't need to farm up the staff. What was the catch?

Well, nobody knew how to get them, which has led to a heated discussion if this item ever made it to live servers. Earlier today, Community Manager Crithto made a post that Burning Seeds were in fact available in game, but very well hidden--nobody had reported finding them since Patch 5.2 went live over a month ago.

Thanks to Bearface and Akrin for finding it and emailing me the intial details, and Serrinne, and Jasyla for going to Firelands with me!

These seeds are available from the portal by Majordomo Staghelm in Firelands. They look like tiny Amberseeds anyone can see, but only Druids can loot them. Druids can loot up to five at a time, and it appears five spawn at a time.

Since Burning Seed are BoA, they can be mailed to alts, letting Druids stockpile more from future raids. (Interestingly enough, this means you can mail it to a lower-level Druid alt and they can also use it.)

You either clear to the portal (accessible after the Gate-Keeper Baleroc is dead and the bridge goes down), or simply keep a lockout extended. They also respawn after a soft reset.

The seeds are consumed on use, and the buff persists through death, zoning, and shapeshifting. The buff lasts for an hour and works in combat as well, so even if you have a Fandral's Flamescythe, this is probably worth getting for the buff improvements.

Today's preview covers the Druid class! We've got a ton of things to share in this preview, including 3D models for all specs and fur colors, and screenshots of all the vanity glyphs. We also have the usual breakdown of changed class abilities, a visual preview of the new PvE and PvP tier sets, and an updated table for all the ability swaps. For those wondering what , the new level 87 ability actually does--the Druid casts it on a fellow player, and based on the class and spec, the Druid and player each get a new ability!

2 piece: Sudden Eclipse: While not in an Eclipse state critical attacks done to you restore 20 Solar or 20 Lunar energy whichever is more beneficial to you. This effect can only occur once every 6 sec.